Nowadays most bazaars have a section for organic products. Consumers need to understand this term and also know the actions and thoughts that have been put in those organic products. Let us first understand organic farming. Before the onset of synthetic fertilizers and chemical pesticides all farms were organic. The need to produce more food increased. Mother nature had to be interfered with. They did this by using chemicals to farm. Organic farms do not approve the using of chemicals. It also disapproves seeds and organisms that are modified genetically. In an organic farm, this is where the soil is treated holistically.
Farming is also considered as a whole entity. The main focus is to have practices that are harmonious and sustaining that mix the environment and the human race. Organic farming has plentiful advantages. Beneath the soil and the underground is a complete world of living organisms and societies. In an organic farm, this has to be protected so that the soil does not degrade. Nitrogen will not help plants if it is not put in the soil even if it is the highest in the air percentage. Worldwide food production will be affected if there is insufficient nitrogen in the soil.
Today, food business is big. Sadly, if corporations that are multi-billion sell their ware that is genetically modified, they encourage monocultures and homogeneity on a wide scale. Specialists have the feeling that the result of this is more crop vulnerability to disease, pests, and climate change. Surviving and adapting is nature’s fitness policy. Another negative effect coming from selling these products that are genetically modified will promote the upcoming of new superbugs and superweeds.
The result of this can be distressing. Human health is endangered by the chemicals that are used in farming. They are either affected by allergies or cancers. Humans are not only affected by some crops or even the period that other plants take to grow. They last longer and, poison the soil for a long time. They also affect ground water. The water flowing from these crops affects other alternative water bodies. Using chemicals is in it self not self-limiting and cannot be contained. Packaging of organic products should be a lifestyle. To ensure that organic products do not lose their integrity, care must be taken in the methods of handling and processing.
For longer shelf-life, organic products do not need chemicals. There has been a warning on the health problems that pesticides have on especially children. Organic farming is now the way to go despite the movement has started on a slow start in the 1960s right now it is booming.